Bemidji State University

Bemidji State University is a public college in Bemidji, MN. Its average net price is $16,327 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$10,378
$30,001 to $48,000$10,315
$48,001 to $75,000$10,515
$75,001 to $110,000$17,656
$110,001 and up$22,240
$10,868Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$10,868Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$16,327Average Net Price
$11,642Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$890Books and Supplies
$3,000Other Expenses
35.0%Students on Pell Grants
38.4%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

56.0%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
18 to 24ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$52,887
8 years after entry$55,519
10 years after entry$58,173
51.1%Graduation Rate
72.7%Retention Rate
$18,827Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Bemidji, MNLocation
Remote townSetting
3,139Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$56,039 Small program - rough guide n=84$23,662 Small program - rough guide n=74
Biology$46,951 Small program - rough guide n=53$22,600 Small program - rough guide n=45
Business Administration, Management and Operations$53,294 n=223$21,490 n=181
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Criminal Justice$49,800 Small program - rough guide n=76$22,085 Small program - rough guide n=71
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,501 National median for this major n=3,700Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General$66,818 National median for this major n=1,948$32,500 Small program - rough guide n=39
Engineering-Related Fields$73,960 National median for this major n=1,712Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$43,384 National median for this major n=1,509Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$68,608 National median for this major n=2,721Not published
Information Science/Studies$65,798 National median for this major n=10,113Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$40,140 n=104$23,125 n=138
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Registered Nursing$80,430 n=191$27,266 n=164
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Social Work$46,684 Small program - rough guide n=33$27,278 Small program - rough guide n=67
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$43,379 Small program - rough guide n=36$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=48
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$43,414 Small program - rough guide n=39$19,470 Small program - rough guide n=38
Teaching$43,625 n=114$25,945 n=120
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management$34,499 Small program - rough guide n=44$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=33

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